Tools, Level, Trowel and Case: Used by Mary Emily Haycock to Lay the Cornerstone of the East Block of Parliament, 1860

Object/Artifact

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

The image shows a decorative trowel with inscriptions, placed inside an open wooden box.

The image shows a decorative trowel with inscriptions, placed inside an open wooden box.

Name/Title

Tools, Level, Trowel and Case: "Used by Mary Emily Haycock to Lay the Cornerstone of the East Block of Parliament, 1860"

Entry/Object ID

A205 a-c

Description

[a]: One wooden level with silver engraved plate inscribed with : "THIS LEVEL // was used by // Mary Emily Haycock // IN LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF // The Government Buildings Of The Province Of Canada // IN OTTAWA // April 2nd 1860. // GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" AND "C.COX.S.C.OTTAWA". The top side covered with a brass plate screwed in place by 12 screws. There is an opening for the glass portion where the leveling is read. [b]:One maple leaf shaped trowel in silver with an off white horn or bone handle. The top of the trowel is engraved with a leaf veins and cross hatching for texture, the bottom of the trowel is engraved with an inscription, "THIS TROWEL // WAS USED // BY // MARY EMILY HAYCOCK // IN // LAYING THE FIRST STONE // OF THE // GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS // OF THE // PROVINCE OF CANADA // IN // OTTAWA APRIL 2ND 1860 // GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" . [c]: One polished wooden box, with dove tail joints, two metal hinges and a metal lock.

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

Country of origin: CANADA Additional create date: 1860-04-02

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"THIS LEVEL // was used by // Mary Emily Haycock // IN LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF // The Government Buildings Of The Province Of Canada // IN OTTAWA // April 2nd 1860. // GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"

Notes

[a]: Engraved on a rectangular silver plaque attached to the top of the level.

Transcription

"C.COX.S.C.OTTAWA"

Notes

[a]: Stamped on the brass plate surrounding the glass level.

Transcription

, "THIS TROWEL // was used // by // Mary Emily Haycock // in // LAYING THE FIRST STONE // of the // Government Buildings // of the // PROVINCE OF CANADA // IN // OTTAWA // April 2nd 1860 // GOD SAVE THE QUEEN".

Notes

[b]: Engraved on the back of the silver trowel.

Transcription

"MULLIKEN & STACK POLL BOSTON MASS"; "C.COX.S.C. OTTAWA".

Notes

[c]: Inscribed on a brass plate.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Token, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Commemorative, Commemorative, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tool, Commemorative

Dimensions

Height

3.5 cm

Width

21 cm

Depth

3 cm

Dimension Notes

[b]: Width 8.5 cm, Length 23.5 cm \n [c]: Height 6 cm, Width 12.5 cm, Length 23.8cm

Material

Wood, Brass, Silver, Bone